TOPLINE: Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors were associated with more infections, particularly herpes infections, in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) compared with biologics, in a cohort study. METHODOLOGY: A prospective, multicenter observational study included 1793 patients (age, ≥ 12 years) with moderate to severe AD from the Dutch BioDay registry between October 2017 and July 2024. … Read more
Investigators in Canada have discovered that molecular changes to an infectious bacterium (Group A Streptococcus pyogenes [GAS]) underlie a post-pandemic surge of coinfections with a respiratory diagnosis, prompting one expert to suggest lockdowns during the pandemic might have created an immunity deficiency in hosts while at the same time helping the bacteria create newly virulent … Read more
Rapid spread of the H5N1 avian influenza virus has reached an “unprecedented” scale this season, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly infecting mammals, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations warned on March 16. The spread of the virus poses significant risks from food and public health perspectives. … Read more
TOPLINE: The chikungunya virus virus-like particle (CHIKV VLP) vaccine achieved 100% seroconversion in adults who had previously received alphavirus vaccines and alphavirus vaccine–naive control individuals, with the previous recipients showing a faster immune response. Moreover, both groups had similar safety profiles. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted an open-label, phase 2, randomized controlled trial at two clinical sites … Read more
TOPLINE: A meta-analysis of 16 observational studies found no significant association between vaccination exposure and risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Short-term follow-up data (< 1 year) suggested that vaccines may protect against RA. METHODOLOGY: Researchers assessed the association between vaccinations and RA incidence and relapse by conducting an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 … Read more
Misiones Launches 2025 Anti-Flu Vaccination Campaign: A Comprehensive Overview On Thursday, March 20, 2025, the province of Misiones in Argentina embarks on an ambitious vaccination campaign targeting the… The post 2025 Anti-Plan Flu Vaccination Campaign Launch in Misiones: Key Details and Target Population appeared first on NewsyList. Source link
Incidence of preliminary cervical cancer decreased by approximately 80% among women aged 20-24 years in the United States since the widespread use of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The HPV vaccine was first recommended in 2006 for the prevention of cancers and … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to study potential links between vaccination and autism diagnoses in children, according to a Reuters news report citing sources familiar with the matter. The news comes in the midst of ongoing outbreaks, including measles in the United States, which can largely be prevented with vaccination. Recently, … Read more
TOPLINE: Treatment with Paxlovid in older adults did not appear to make a difference in whether or not they were hospitalized because of COVID-19. METHODOLOGY: Over a 9-month time span starting in April 2022, researchers analyzed the hospital data of over 1.6 million Ontario residents aged 65 to 74 years. Nearly 88% of all patients … Read more
Measles outbreaks in the United States quadrupled from 2023 to 2024, while vaccination rates among kindergarteners declined, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The latest information on measles cases and outbreaks showed that 16 measles outbreaks (defined by the CDC as three or more related cases) occurred in 2024 … Read more